The European Commission will launch a public consultation on its revised circular economy package tomorrow, according to Defra’s Colin Church.

BBC Countryfile has highlighted the problem of green waste contamination in its latest episode, leading the Organics Recycling Group to call for better education on proper green waste disposal.

As incineration becomes increasingly popular, Geert Cuperus from the European Recovered Fuel Organisation (ERFO) outlines the difference between SRF and RDF and the need for standardisation.

French supermarkets will no longer be able to destroy or dispose of unused food, after the French National Assembly passes new amendments to a green energy law.

A bus running on biomethane gas (CNG) recovered from cow manure has set a new land speed record for a service bus after recording speeds of over 75 miles per hour.

The Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland has recommended the Northern Ireland Environment Agency develop a ‘more rigorous’ approach to dealing with environmental crime.

Nestlé UK & Ireland’s Fawdon factory in Newcastle upon Tyne achieves zero waste to landfill.

The North London Waste Authority has launched a public consultation on its plans to develop a combined heat and power incinerator at Edmonton EcoPark in Enfield, London.

Lord de Mauley is no longer a minister at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, after failing to be reappointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Keep Britain Tidy, Biogen, EPRO, and ReFood.